Economy Back on Track from the Recession
Breathe deep. What former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke calls “the worst financial crisis in modern history” seems squarely behind us. Though we’ve yet...
Trading Army Boots for Wing Tips
For 34 years, Joe Riley was a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces Group. He traveled the world, from Panama to Portugal, coordinating...
Restaurants to Dine at
Be an impressionist, at Oscar’s at the Museum
When Jim Cobb and his wife, Krystal, took over operations at the Birmingham Museum of Art’s restaurant...
Revivals, Innovations & Dream Machines
HOO'S Q (Tuscaloosa)
Hoo’s Q, a popular new barbecue restaurant in Tuscaloosa, might not exist at all if not for the mile-wide April 27, 2011,...
Sustain Your Network Startup
Roughly half of all Americans get their paycheck from a small business, and in Alabama the number is closer to two-thirds.
Bill Cummins, director of...
Big Game Hunting
We spoke recently with Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle about one of the biggest economic development coups in state history. In February, gun manufacturer Remington...
Spotlight on Baldwin County
Baldwin County, on the Alabama Gulf coast, is best known for tourism, an activity that is an economic driver for the entire state. Baldwin’s...
Espresso Book Machine Changes Efficiency of Printing
“The dedicated scribe … will never fail to praise God, give pleasure to angels, strengthen the just, convert sinners, commend the humble, confirm the...
Harassment Trend Line Improving
Alabama had 3, 105 harassment and discrimination charges in 2013, down 4 percent from 2012, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
A possible reason,...
Huntsville Starting to Grow
Charlie Sealy III, who has led the charge to bring more residents to downtown Huntsville with recent loft developments, was raised in the real...
